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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chev Chelios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and chuck lidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). chuck lidell has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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199 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chev Chelios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, chuck lidell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chelios fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chelios fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with lidell, pushing him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Chelios.
It looks like chuck lidell has been cut.
Chelios breaks from the clinch.
Chelios wants to clinch.
lidell shoots in but Chelios avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chelios changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. lidell tries to avoid it but Chelios manages to keep hold of a leg and drag lidell to the ground. lidell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
lidell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
lidell stuns Chelios with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chelios tries to clinch but lidell is having none of it.
lidell tries for a takedown but Chelios circles away easily
and Chelios counters with a big head kick but lidell shrugs it off.
Chelios swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
lidell throws a right and a left that Chelios avoids nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
lidell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chev Chelios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of chuck lidell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Chelios no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Chelios can't keep his opponent in guard - lidell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chelios is breathing heavily.
Chelios wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
lidell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Chelios tries to get to full guard but lidell has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
lidell looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chelios wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with lidell in particular looking to stall.
Chelios is trying to stand.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chelios fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
lidell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios tries to reverse the position but lidell maintains control.
lidell tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Chelios can't escape the position.
Chelios is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Chelios is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
lidell controlling from the full mount.
lidell wants to get back to his feet but Chelios is holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chelios wants to control but lidell is having none of it.
lidell content just to control the position here.
lidell throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but chuck lidell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on chuck lidell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chelios is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by lidell.
Chelios dodges the punch combination from lidell.
lidell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chev Chelios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chelios tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
lidell misses with a takedown
and Chelios counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chelios tries to clinch but lidell moves out of range.
lidell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chelios shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
lidell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chelios keeping moving, preventing lidell from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Chelios wants to stand and escape but lidell is having none of it.
lidell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chelios swivels though and keeps the full guard.
lidell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chelios trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
lidell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Chelios has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but lidell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from lidell. No joy for Chelios on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chelios takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
lidell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chev Chelios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of chuck lidell.
Chelios has a takedown stuffed.
Chev Chelios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chelios takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
lidell works Chelios's body with a nice hook.
Chelios shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and lidell counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Chelios misses.
lidell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chelios drives through and clinches with lidell against the cage.
Chelios drops to a knee looking for a takedown but lidell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chelios tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lidell has a couple of punches blocked by Chelios.
lidell tries to stall but Chelios uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
lidell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chelios has him pressed against the cage.
Chelios has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. lidell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chelios tries for a takedown but lidell manages to get underhooks.
Chelios breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
lidell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chelios but Chelios pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chelios closes the distance and clinches up with lidell, looking for a takedown. Chelios pushes lidell against the cage but lidell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chelios closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
lidell can't break the clinch.
lidell wants to break free but Chelios has control.
lidell is trying to break free.
Chelios stalling in the clinch but lidell improves position.
Chelios manages to break the clinch.
lidell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Chelios 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
lidell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chelios looks to land a right hand but lidell moved out of range.
lidell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
lidell shoots in and drives through. Chelios sprawls well.
Chelios shoots in looking for a takedown. lidell tries to sprawl out of it but Chelios keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. lidell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
lidell throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chelios throws a hook but lidell avoids it easily.
Chelios fails to land the takedown.
lidell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chelios counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chev Chelios dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on chuck lidell's cut.
That's time! Chelios's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
lidell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chelios fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chelios misses with a takedown attempt
and lidell counters with a right hand to the body.
lidell is looking to clinch but Chelios is avoiding it.
lidell feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chelios will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Chelios will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
lidell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chelios looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chelios is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst lidell is controlling him.
Chelios is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lidell prevents Chelios from getting back to his feet.
lidell seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
lidell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chelios pinned against the cage. Chelios gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chelios throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chelios throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and lidell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
lidell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chelios fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chelios shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chev Chelios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chelios fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chelios throws a shot from downtown. lidell moves away and avoids it.
lidell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
lidell lands a nice hook to Chelios's body. Chelios takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
lidell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chelios fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chelios tries to clinch but lidell moves out of range.
lidell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
lidell shoots in but Chelios avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chelios fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - lidell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
lidell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chelios rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios misses with a head kick.
lidell lands a head shot.
lidell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chelios lands with a nice combination. lidell backs away looking to recover.
lidell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
lidell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chelios swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chelios is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
lidell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chelios ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Chelios no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
lidell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chelios. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
lidell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chelios is trying to control the position from the bottom.
lidell prevents Chelios from getting back to his feet.
Chelios has a closed guard, preventing lidell from standing up.
lidell sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
chuck lidell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think lidell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... chuck lidell!
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